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Super SUP

by Anonymous on 05/24/2008 07:00 1 comment , 3242 views
Browse by Category: Paddling-Flatwater, Family Fun
Tags: lake wenatchee, central washington, stand-up paddling, sup, columbia river, lake chelan

Kim Anderson reports how SUP (Stand-Up Paddling) is taking water by storm. It's what snowboarding was to snow twenty years ago. It's a cross between canoe paddling and long-board surfing. And it can be done on the Columbia River, Lake Wenatchee, Lake Chelan, or even on high mountain lakes. 

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Coolest Products -2

by W.O. Staff on 01/28/2008 08:08 0 comments , 248 views
Browse by Category: Snowshoeing, Trail Running, Skiing-Alpine, Paddling-Flatwater, Family Fun, Climbing-Mountaineering, Biking-Mountain, Hiking-Backpacking, Gear
Tags: usgs topographic maps, topos, quadrangle maps, topo!, online maps
How quickly have we opened our mouths and inserted a foot. Right after professing in Coolest Products – 1 that we rarely see things at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Show that really knock our socks off, we saw something that promises to do just that.

Topo! Explorer, an Internet map website being launched by National Geographic in April, rates as the coolest thing we saw at the show this year. We previewed a beta version of the website...

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Coolest Products - 1

by W.O. Staff on 01/25/2008 08:57 0 comments , 216 views
Browse by Category: Snowshoeing, Stupid Fun, Skiing-Alpine, Paddling-Flatwater, Climbing-Mountaineering, Hiking-Backpacking, Gear
Tags: spot satellite messenger, rescue beacon
"What’s the coolest thing you saw?" That’s the ubiquitous question when we return from the Outdoor Retailer Winter Show in Salt Lake City. At the show, over 2,000 skiing, climbing, hiking, snowshoeing, and clothing manufacturers arrive to display their goods and gadgets. ...
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'Going' in the Woods

by Andy Dappen on 10/15/2007 12:07 0 comments , 75 views
Browse by Category: Paddling-Flatwater, Family Fun, Climbing-Mountaineering, Biking-Mountain, Hiking-Backpacking, Nature Stories, How-To, Conservation
Tags: human waste, groovers
‘Downloading’ in the wilds – whether that’s in the woods while hiking, on glaciers while climbing, or along a river while car camping or canoeing – ranks as one of those least-discussed topics. It’s a topic novices are embarrassed asking about and one professionals are none to keen to hop on the soapbox and lecture about. So the whole mess gets swept under the rug. ...
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Coolest Products -2

by W.O. Staff on 01/01/1980 00:00 0 comments , 33 views
Browse by Category: Snowshoeing, Trail Running, Skiing-Alpine, Paddling-Flatwater, Family Fun, Climbing-Mountaineering, Biking-Mountain, Hiking-Backpacking, Gear
Tags: usgs topographic maps, topos, quadrangle maps, topo!, online maps
How quickly have we opened our mouths and inserted a foot. Right after professing in Coolest Products – 1 that we rarely see things at the Outdoor Retailer Winter Show that really knock our socks off, we saw something that promises to do just that.

Topo! Explorer, an Internet map website being launched by National Geographic in April, rates as the coolest thing we saw at the show this year. We previewed a beta version of the website...

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